Category Archives: Singapore

5 July

Farewell to the cruise ship

7:00 – All bags had to have coloured tags and placed outside the cabin doors by then.

This meant an early start and breakfast. Some people were making their own departure arrangements; some were taking the extension to Prague by bus; we were going home to Melbourne but our flight was not until 7 pm. Continue reading →

The flight, 7 June

We flew Singapore Airlines flight SQ338, which left Melbourne at 10:25 am and landed in Singapore at 4:20 pm the same day. The flight was part of the river cruise package, although we were flying out much earlier to stop in Singapore and the UK before reaching Paris.

Changi Airport SIMs

We bought Starhub prepaid “Happy” SIMs for SG$50, which included $50 credit for voice, text and free data. (That $50 product isn’t on their website for some reason.) Given the amount of free wi-fi around, it was more than enough. There is also a SG$18 SIM that would suffice anyone who only wants data but no voice. In case you return to Singapore within six months, the number and credit will still be usable.Continue reading →